Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Jack London's Oakland roots run deep. His boyhood home on Foothill Blvd. continues to exist and is still someone's home. Getting a good image is difficult due to the large oak tree in the front yard that casts long shadows most of the day. It's easy to imagine young Jack sitting in the tree reading an adventure story. Except this tree, though large, can't be that old. Linked to ABC Wednesday.

Addendum: Gene of Our Oakland provided me a link indicating Jack lived in this house with his mother after returning from the Klondike. It is here he dedicated himself to writing and had his first piece published. As a young boy his family moved frequently and I could find no source for any other address than this one.